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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _______ walls span some portions of the cathedrals.
(a) Hollow.
(b) Semi-solid.
(c) Solid.
(d) Transparent.

2. From where did much of the new lumber come?
(a) Chantilly.
(b) Bavaria.
(c) Somme.
(d) Burgundy.

3. What is this locale equipped with?
(a) Pneumatic chisels.
(b) Workshops and a forge.
(c) Restaurants and inns.
(d) Activities for the families of the workers.

4. The outward buckling force is then transferred from the piers and walls to the buttresses by arches known as ___________.
(a) Singing buttresses.
(b) Flinging buttresses.
(c) Flying buttresses.
(d) Sailing buttresses.

5. By this time some work continues inside ___________.
(a) The various workshops.
(b) The nearby houses.
(c) The Bishop's palace.
(d) The cathedral.

Short Answer Questions

1. The arcade of piers rises how far from the foundation?

2. Why is the answer to number 74 hung from the top of the wall instead of rising from the ground?

3. What do the various dashed lines between the piers on the floor plan show?

4. Why is the answer to number 39 part of the preparation?

5. From where does the cut stone come?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the flying buttresses work?

2. What does the wall elevation show?

3. What first takes place in the spring of 1253?

4. Describe the buttresses and how they function.

5. Who is in charge of Chutreaux? How do they deal with the hiring of the architect for this new cathedral?

6. What happens once the site is cleared?

7. What is completed by this point in the book? How long has the cathedral been under construction?

8. Describe the building of the scaffolding.

9. What does the carpenter do once the design has been approved?

10. Upon what are the flying buttresses built? Why?

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